David Bowie - Early On (1964-1966)

Title: Early On (1964-1966) Artist: David Bowie Release Date: 1991 Label: Rhino Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 081227052621 Genre: Rock Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock, Mod Moods: Brooding, Clinical, Eccentric, Eerie, Stylish, Bravado, Cerebral, Complex, Detached, Dramatic, Elegant, Enigmatic, Exciting, Literate, Lush, Nocturnal, Playful, Provocative, Quirky, Rebellious, Sophisticated, Swaggering, Tense/Anxious, Theatrical, Urgent, Wry, Campy, Hypnotic, Intense, Ironic, Sexy, Yearning, Outrageous, Austere, Elaborate, Refined/Mannered Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Liza Jane [*]
2. Louie, Go Home [*]
3. I Pity the Fool
4. Take My Tip
5. That's Where My Heart Is [#]
6. I Want My Baby Back [#]
7. Bars of the County Jail [#]
8. You've Got a Habit of Leaving
9. Baby Loves That Way
10. I'll Follow You [#]
11. Glad I've Got Nobody [#]
12. Can't Help Thinking About Me
13. And I Say to Myself
14. Do Anything You Say
15. Good Morning Girl [*]
16. I Dig Everything
17. I'm Not Losing Sleep

Year Type Label Catalog # ------ CD Rhino R2-70526

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Before landing his first commercial success with 1969's "Space Oddity," David Bowie released a number of flop records in a variety of styles. He first emerged in the mid-1960s as a mod following the paths of The Who, Kinks, and Rolling Stones. The 17-cut CD Early On (1964-66) is by far the most comprehensive anthology of his first works, gathering all six of his first singles and adding five previously unreleased demos from 1965. Fans of Bowie's famous work may be nonplussed by this material, in which the singer shifts from sub-Stones R&B to Who/Kinkish power chords to trendy Swinging London pop in search of his own style. He didn't establish his own identity on these fairly derivative recordings, but that's not to say they aren't without their enjoyable aspects. The 1965 single "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving" has some fierce Who-styled feedback, "Can't Help Thinking About Me" is an uneasily introspective number that foreshadows his later lyrics, and the acoustic demos find him groping closer toward a more familiar and distinctive vocal style. Several of the tunes on this collection were produced by the legendary Shel Talmy, who also handled sessions for The Who and Kinks in the mid-'60s. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Inglot Remastering Bob Allen Drums Bob Solly Organ Brigid Pearson Design Dave Howard Bass David Bowie Sax (Alto), Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Sax (Tenor), Main Performer David McLees Research Denis Taylor Guitar Dennis Taylor Guitar Derek Boyes Organ Gary Peterson Research Gary Stewart Compilation Geoff Gans Art Direction George Underwood Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals Graham Rivens Bass Hamilton K. Wilson Harmonica, Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm) Jimmy Page Guitar John "Hutch" Hutchinson Guitar John Eager Drums John Watson Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Guitar (Rhythm) Johnny Flux Guitar Julie Stoller Liner Notes Ken Perry Remastering Kenneth Pitt Photography Leslie Conn Producer Michael Ochs Photography Mick White Drums Nicky Hopkins Piano Paul Rodriguez Trumpet, Bass, Sax (Tenor) Phil Lancaster Drums Roger Bluck Guitar Shel Talmy Producer The King Bees Performer The Lower Third Performer The Manish Boys Performer Tony Hatch Producer Woolf Byrne Sax (Baritone), Harmonica